yesterday. what exactly is ahead for the former head of imf. also, today, this, folks, is our last day. today is doomsday. you might have heard about did. so far so good, but we re told the apocalypse should be starting today. the radio networks have spent millions of dollars to warn you that the end is here. we re here at the beginning of this cnn saturday morning. it might be our last. let s all try our best to make it a good one. it s saturday, may 21st. up front, let s start with a breaking story we re getting out of kabul, afghanistan. at least one or more suicide bombers have attacked a hospital there. at least six people have been killed, another 26 are hurt. the taliban is claiming responsibility along with a far higher death toll than afghanistan authorities are confirming. we will take you back live to kabul in just a few moments with the latest on this still developing story. this morning s bomb attack in kabul coincides with a warning from david petraeus. in it
this is lee catalina. i will be trying to figure out why the end of the world will have to take place in u.s. standard time. and spending the day boogie boarding the morganza flood gates and then camping out in the swamp. well, i asked and you delivered in tweeterdom. happening right now in oklahoma, a manhunt is under way for two men wanted for shooting an off duty sheriff s deputy. he was working as a security guard in a restaurant and was walking to a bank when ehe was shot in the head. the shooting was caught on videotape. the dipty is listed in critical condition. and police in mexico have arrested the alleged leader of one of the most notorious drug rings. they say he operated a drug route between mexico and the u.s. i talked to a former dea agent who says this arrest is a big deal. this is major. you have to remember that this was this gang was responsible for a large shipment over a long period of time, over ten years that were coming from mexico to the united
race getting more crowded in exactly an hour. we will tell you who is announcing a bid today. we do have a developing situation in oklahoma city to tell you about. a manhunt under way for two men wanted for shooting an off-duty sheriff deputy as he worked add a security guard at a restaurant. he was shot without warning, but the shooting was caught on videotape, which may help identify at least one of the suspects. major john waldenville is a 25-year veteran is now listed in critical, but stable condition. also on the same day, general david petraeus predicted a summer surge in high profile taliban attacks. a deadly bombing in afghanistan. a suicide bomber attacking a hospital in kabul. the afghan government puts the death toll at 6 with 26 others injured. also, president obama seeking congressional support for the military mission in libya. under the 1973 war powers act, the president has 60 days to get congressional authorization for military action, if not, the missi
louisiana. reporter: this thin sliver of land is one of the few dry places left on george s farm, more than 2,000 acres of crops are under water. it s such a sad sinking feeling to see all of the time and effort put into making a crop be washed away. reporter: water is gushing through the morganza spillway. this is the land below before and here it is completely submerged. how much money do you think that you stand to lose this year? i m not going to add it up yet. that ll be another depressing moment. reporter: now there is growing debate as to whether so many who farm and live along the river should be here at all. some environmentalists and state officials say that levees have constrained so much of the river that communities downstream are put at greater risk of flood damage. the river should be allowed to spread out, have fewer levees, and permanent outlets, relocating farmers and in some cases, entire towns. it s a difficult conversation but it s also difficult to tel
we talk about what people are doing to protect their homes. this is one of the most amazing pictures that i ve seen. if the mississippi has tried to swallow your home, what do you do? do you leave, build sand bags? no. these folks have built a stadium. they will not have neighbors by the time this is done. if the levees do hold, they ll be the only ones certainly left standing there. an unbelievable feet there, folks are trying to do to protect their property. cresting in vicks burg and we re holding steady. that s the key in new orleans. and the reason we re doing that is because of the morganza spillway that we opened allowing for that volume to go elsewhere and not into new orleans. here s the baton rouge river gauge and we re holding steady. we ll continue to monitor that. that s going to take some time